Julian Nott (born 23 August 1960 in London, England) is a British film composer, mostly of animated films. He is best known for his work in the Wallace & Gromit films. Nott studied music and Politics and Economics at Oxford University, before attending the British National Film and Television School. There, he met the creator of the Wallace and Gromit series, Nick Park. They both received recognition for the work they did there, including Park's student film A Grand Day Out. Nott has also directed & written one film of his own, a 2001 comedy entitled Weak at Denise. In 2006, he won an Annie Award for his work on Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit. He is the son of Sir John Nott, the British Secretary of State for Defence during the Falklands War.